ꦠꦺꦫꦺꦴꦁ

Javanese

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦠꦺꦫꦺꦴꦁ
Pegon تَيروڠ
Roman térong (standard), terong

Etymology

A borrowing from an Austroasiatic language, ultimately from Proto-Mon-Khmer *d₁rɗuŋ, *d₁rɗuəŋ (“egg-plant, bottle-gourd”).[1] Compare to Malay terung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.roŋ/

Noun

ꦠꦺꦫꦺꦴꦁ (térong)

  1. eggplant, aubergine (the plant of the species Solanum melongena)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: terong

References

  1. ^ H. L. Shorto (2006) A Mon-Khmer comparative dictionary‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

  • “térong” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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